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<h1>Menu Manager / Main Menu and other Menus</h1>

<p>This page shows a list of the Menu Items associated to the menu you have just chosen.<br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Toolbar Icons:</span><br />New : Click this icon to create a new Menu Item<span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"><br /></span><br />Edit : Click this icon to edit an existing Menu Item.<br /><br />Publish and Unpublish : These icons have the same function as the â€˜Publishedâ€™ column icon.&nbsp; Click either of these icons to publish or unpublish any items.&nbsp; You may use these icons with multiple items checked.<br /><br />Move : Click this icon to open a new â€˜Move Menu Itemsâ€™ window where you can choose to move the specific Menu Item(s) â€”and children if desiredâ€” to another existing Menu. You may check multiple items to be moved at once.<br /><br />Copy : Click this icon to open a new â€˜Copy Menu Itemsâ€™ window where you can choose to copy the specific Menu Item(s) â€”and children if desiredâ€” to another existing Menu. You may check multiple items to be copied at once.<br /><br />Trash : Click this icon to send the Menu Item to the Trash Manager. You may check multiple items to be sent to the Trash Manager at once.&nbsp; The menu items may be recovered through the Admin Menu: Site-&gt;Trash Manager.&nbsp; Then, choose the Menu Items tab. <br /><br />Cancel : Click this icon to cancel any change made in the â€˜Orderâ€™ column if the â€˜Save Orderâ€™ icon has not been clicked.&nbsp; You will return to the previous page.<br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Columns:</span><br />Menu Item : This is the name of the link as it appears on your site.&nbsp; Click this name so that&nbsp; you can edit parameters related to this Item. <span style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)">A padlock icon next to it shows that it is checked-out. To check-in, click the name if it is you that has last edited the page. Then click the 'Save' or 'Cancel' icon to check back in the item.&nbsp; If another user has checked out the item, please contact him/her or the administrator of your site.</span><br /><br />Published: This shows whether the Menu Item is published or unpublished. Click&nbsp; the icon to switch its state.<br /><br />Reorder : This shows the order of Menu Items in the menu. Click the arrow icons to move the item up or down in the list.<br /><br />Order : This shows the order of Menu Items in the menu. To change the order, type in the order number&nbsp; you wish to have.&nbsp; You can change the order of any two items or more this way.&nbsp; Then click the â€˜Save Orderâ€™ icon next to the Column Heading â€˜Orderâ€™. <br /><br />NOTE: The Order and Reorder&nbsp; columns show the relative positions of Parent and Children Menu Items. Moving a parent moves the children too. The order numbers are shown relatively to the Parent Item.<br /><br />Access : Click the 'Access' level to toggle to another User access level for this menu item.<br /><br />Itemid: This shows the 'id' for this specific Menu Item in the database.<br /><br />Type: This is the type of link used for this Menu Item. If it is a â€˜Link â€“ Content Itemâ€™ or a â€˜Link â€“ Static Contentâ€™, you may directly edit the content by clicking the type of menu item.<br /><br />CID: This shows the â€˜componentidâ€™ for this specific Menu Item in the database.<br /><br style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold" /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Other functions available above and below of the list: </span><br /><br />Max Levels: Select the maximum number of levels deep that the menu tree is displayed on this admin page.<br /><br />Filter: Type in the keyword to search for text in&nbsp; the Menu Item titles.<br /><br />Display #: Choose the number of menu items you wish to be displayed in the list.<br />NOTE: This setting will be preserved for all lists on all screens while you are in the Administator back-end. A default value for the list length is also configurable in Global Configuration. <br /><br /></p><p>-------------------<br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">NOTE:&nbsp; </span>If you have suggestions/corrections for this Help Screen, please submit them on the doc forum. <br />Submit Documentation Suggestions, Modifications and Corrections<br /><a href="http://forum.joomla.org/index.php/board,59.0.html">http://forum.joomla.org/index.php/board,59.0.html</a><br /><br />Thank you!<br /><br />Michelle Bisson<br />Documentation Team Co-Leader</p>

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